Road drag and grader.



O. P. PHILLIPS & M. H. MQGANLON.

ROAD DRAG AND GRADER. APPLICATION FILED MAY13, 1909.

Patented June 7, 1910.

5" wrz mwmh UNITED STAT ORLANDO F. PHILLIPS 'AND MARTIN H. MCCANLON, OF BUTLERVTTiTiF. INDIANAa ROAD DRAG AND GRADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 13. 1909. Serial No. 495,650. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ORLANDO F. PHIL- LIPS and MARTiN H. McGANLoN, citizens of an implement of the character indicated,

which may be readily transformed from a drag into a grader and vice versa, and which is provided with adjusting means of special construction and arrangement whereby the different parts may be so positioned with relation to each other as to cf fectually perform the service to be rendered. In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the road drag and grader with parts in section. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of the forward bar of the implement out on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of the forward bar of the implement out on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

- The road drag and grader consists of a rear bar 1 and a forward or front bar 2. The saidbars are maintained in parallel relation, but means is provided whereby they may be adjusted longitudinally with relation to each other, as will hereinafter appear. A series of U-shaped clips 3 pass transversely throughthe rear bar 1, and are held in position by means of securing bolts 4. Arms 5 are bifurcated'as at 6 at their rear ends and arepivotally connected with the forward portions of the clips 3. Bolts 7 pass transversely through the forward bar 2 and are provided at their rear ends with eyes 8 which pass through openings 9 provided in the forward ends of the arms 5. The im-. plement may be provided with any number of arms 5, but, for the purpose of illustration, three are shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. A plate 10 is secured to the under edge of the rear bar 1," and a plate 11 is secured to the under edge of the forward ban 2. A blade 12 is adjustably' mounted upon the forward surface of the forward bar 2, and the said blade is provided at intervals with a series of guides 13, mounted upon its "rear face. The said guides are located in rereversed. plement as a grader, the rod 21 1s swung so the front bar 2. through the forward bar 2 and 'have'tlie'ir heads in engagement withfianges 16 pro vided at the opposite sides of the guides 13. Nuts 17 are screw-threaded upon the bolts 15, and it is obvious that by thisfari'ange- =1nent by loosening the nuts, the guides 13 may be slipped longitudinally under" the heads of the bolts 15, and thus means is provided for adjusting the blade 12 uponthe forward surface of the bar '2. ,The lower edge portion of the blade 12 is forwardly curved, as indicated in Fig. 1 of thedraw ngs. end to .theforward bar 2, and at its opposite end engages a take-up link 19, which is also attachedto the said forward bar 2. By this arrangement it is obvious that the said chainally connected at its rear end with the rear bar 1, and is providedwith an arcuate portion 24:, the under edge of which is provided with notches 25. A stay chain 26 is connected at its forward end with the forward bar 2, and at its rear end is adjustably connected with a take-up link a 27, which is mounted upon the rear bar 1. By this arrangement it willbe observed that the ends of the bars 1 and 2 may occupy the same vertical plane, and that,'b.y shifting the forward bar so that the lower edge of the blade 12 will be elevated above the ground, the implement may be drawn in a straightforward direction, and will thus serve as a drag for pulverizing or leveling the surface of the It will also be seen that by adjusting the stay-chain 26 with relation to the take up link 27, the said bars 1 and 2 may be moved longitudinally with'relation to each 'otherand may be caused'to assume the relait is in connection, as shown in Fig. 1; and

connected with the other take-up 27, when the positions of the said bars 1 and2 will be hen it is desired to use the .im-

Patented June 7.1910.

A draft chain 18 is attached at one cesses Ll, provided in the forward portion of Bolts 15 pass transversely I cured with relation to each other, in the that the forward bar 2 assumes a vertical position, when the lower edge of the blade 12 will be brought in contact with the surface of the ground, and, consequently, as the implement is drawn in a straightforward direction the said blade will loosen the soil,

. while the barlwill ha e a tendency to pulverize and level the same. When the implement is used as a grader, the said bars 1 and 2 may be shifted longitudinally and-sef manner as above indicated. 7

Having described the invention what we claim as new" and desire to secure, by Letters Patent, is

, 1. An implement as described (JOIDPIlSlIlg; a plurality of bars, arms pivotally connecting the'bars together, a chain attached to mechanism adapted to engage the notches out the said notched bar.

3. An implement as described comprising a forward and a rear bar, arms pivotally connecting the bars together, a stay-chain attached to the forward bar and adjustably connected with the rear bar, an arm pivoteil to the rear bar and having a curved notched forward portion, a rod attached to the fol"- Ward bar and having a pawl for engagement with the notches of the said notched arm,

l. In an implement as described a bar having vertically disposed recesses, a blade having guides located in the said recesses, said guides having inwardly turned flanges, and bolts passing transversely through the bar and having their heads located in. the said guides and adapted to bear against'the said flanges, and securing devices engaging the said bolts.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto afiixed our signatures in the presence ofitwo witnesses' ORLANDO l1, ltLAltTlN H. MOCANLUN.

Witnesses J. EmnnsoN Rina, ldnnfoiuf M. Vawrrn. 

